Journal article
Plasma Waves Near Saturn: Initial Results from Voyager 1
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.212(4491), pp.235-239
04/10/1981
DOI: 10.1126/science.212.4491.235
PMID: 17783836
Abstract
The Voyager 1 plasma wave instrument detected many familiar types of plasma waves during the encounter with Saturn, including ion-acoustic waves and electron plasma oscillations upstream of the bow shock, an intense burst of electrostatic noise at the shock, and chorus, hiss, electrostatic electron cyclotron waves, and upper hybrid resonance emissions in the inner magnetosphere. A clocklike Saturn rotational control of low-frequency radio emissions was observed, and evidence was obtained of possible control by the moon Dione. Strong plasma wave emissions were detected at the Titan encounter indicating the presence of a turbulent sheath extending around Titan, and upper hybrid resonance measurements of the electron density show the existence of a dense plume of plasma being carried downstream of Titan by the interaction with the rapidly rotating magnetosphere of Saturn.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Plasma Waves Near Saturn: Initial Results from Voyager 1
- Creators
- D. A. Gurnett - University of IowaW. S. Kurth - University of IowaF. L. Scarf - Defense Systems
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.212(4491), pp.235-239
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.212.4491.235
- PMID
- 17783836
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/10/1981
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455550902771
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